Ava DuVernay – Cinema Femme

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Interviews

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Renaissance woman Namakula inspires women to follow their dreams: an interview with Agent 99 founder and CEO

September 13, 2019 by Rebecca Martin 0 comments

I met Namakula at the Girl Power Film & Media Summit in Brooklyn this past March. The Girl Power Film & Media Summit is a celebration of Women’s History Month. The summit inspires and empowers women in film and media with insightful conversations, motivating workshops, […]

Interviews, TV

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Caitlin Parrish and Erica Weiss’s ‘The Red Line’ explores a police shooting and its aftermath

April 25, 2019 by Rebecca Martin 0 comments

“The Red Line” follows three Chicago families after a tragedy causes them all to consider how race and racial biases affect their lives. It begins after a white cop shoots and kills an unarmed African American doctor. “The Red Line” is based on their 2011 Chicago hit play “A Twist from Water.”